Dr. James Grattan, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Grattan
Dr. James Grattan is a cardiovascular disease in Lubbock, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Grattan performed 2,123 Medicare services across 1,629 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Grattan received a total of $16,054 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 154 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Grattan is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 870 | $5 | $42 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 360 | $49 | $294 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 260 | $44 | $170 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 131 | $10 | $104 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 127 | $56 | $291 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 63 | $27 | $103 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 60 | $60 | $136 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 54 | $95 | $289 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 37 | $38 | $96 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 34 | $129 | $382 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 21 | $21 | $200 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 19 | $76 | $465 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 19 | $13 | $149 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 18 | $19 | $121 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 13 | $25 | $199 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 13 | $29 | $629 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 13 | $62 | $178 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 11 | $25 | $99 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (86%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Grattan is a cardiac & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and speaking/promotional industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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